announced

announced — verb

1. to give important or official information to the public, making it known for the

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to give important or official information to the public, making it known for the first time through a statement, message, or broadcast.

例句

Mayor Okonkwo announced a new plan to build three public libraries across the city.

announced a new plan

Nexa Technologies announced that it would create five hundred new jobs next year.

announced that

同義詞
  • declare

    more formal and forceful; often used for stating a position or intention clearly

  • proclaim

    very formal and ceremonial; suggests making something known to a wide audience with authority

  • reveal

    focuses on making something previously secret or unknown become known

反義詞
  • conceal

    to keep something hidden or secret on purpose

文法句型

announce + noun phrase (plan/decision/result)

announce + that-clause

be announced as + noun phrase

用法筆記

Common in news headlines, official statements, and formal contexts. The passive structure 'it was announced that...' is very frequent in formal English.

常見錯誤

❌She announced me her decision.
✅She announced her decision to me.
💡'announce' cannot take an indirect object directly; the recipient must be introduced with 'to'.
❌He announced to us that he will leave.
✅He announced that he would leave.
💡When followed by a that-clause, 'to [someone]' can be added but is often omitted.

2. to act as a clear, natural sign that something important is about to happen or b

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to act as a clear, natural sign that something important is about to happen or begin, without any words being spoken.

例句

Thick gray clouds announced that a heavy storm was moving in from the coast.

clouds announced that

A soft knock on the door announced the arrival of the evening meal.

同義詞
  • signal

    more direct and intentional; announce in this sense is more literary and poetic

  • herald

    similar meaning but rarer and more formal; often used for important historical events

文法句型

sight/sound + announce + noun phrase

natural event + announce + that-clause

用法筆記

The subject of this sense is typically a thing — a natural event, a sound, a sight, or a physical change — not a person speaking. Distinguish from sense 1 (MAKE KNOWN), where a person or institution actively makes an official statement.